Training / Events

Yes @ Areté Learning Trust provides Regional Training with National Speakers. Our training on different aspects of supporting students with Specific Learning Differences will be available throughout the year. Listings of planned training are constantly updated.

10% discount on training events available through our affiliate membership scheme. Please see below for further details.

YES@ Areté Learning Trust - Understanding Specific Learning Differences Support

Here at YES @ Areté Learning Trust we strive to promote an understanding of Specific Learning Differences in order to support students/pupils, parents and professionals.

We focus on:

the early identification of children and young people’s needs and early intervention to support them.
the development of inclusive practice in order to remove
barriers to learning.
the provision of high-quality training.

We offer:

support with developing inclusive practice in different settings.
solution focused meetings with school staff, parents and
pupils to identify barriers to learning.
analysis of current provision focusing on impact, individual
pupil assessment with comprehensive reporting.
support with planning and the delivery of personalised
literacy and numeracy programmes.
progress reviews in person or by telephone.
access arrangements for external exams for KS4 and KS5.

We believe that the relationship between schools, professionals and parents is incredibly important, which is why we promote a ‘Parents as Partners’ ethos.

The SEND Code of Practice places great importance on involving parents and children in identifying, understanding and taking decisions about special educational needs. We work with parents, recognising the importance of neurodiversity, to create unique pupil profiles.

For parents be at the heart of decision making about their child, it is helpful for them to be fully informed about their child’s needs.

We liaise with a number of parents support group and offer:

bespoke support.
workshops, meetings and specialist information sharing.
reduced rates on all our training events for parents/carers.

For further details and to provide you with a quote please email yes@arete.uk.

YES@ Areté Learning Trust - Whole School Training

Supporting Young People to Feel Calm, Focused and Ready to Learn

Concious Breathing Training

Conscious breathing is a simple yet powerful wellbeing practice that helps children and young people develop greater calm, focus and emotional resilience. It also provides teachers and school staff with practical tools to support their own wellbeing and create a positive learning environment.

Suitable for pupils of all ages, this evidence-informed training explores accessible breathing techniques that can be easily integrated into the school day to support physical, mental and emotional health.

Training Facilitator:
Steffy Cappleman, SOMA Breath Transformational Coach & Oxygen Advantage Functional Breathing Instructor

Cost:
£225 + VAT, plus travel expenses

Delivery:
Training is delivered after school at a time that is convenient for your team.

To find out more or to arrange a training session, please email yes@arete.uk.

The SPELL Framework

SPELL stands for Structure, Positive approaches and expectations, Empathy, Low arousal, Links.

Friday, 18th October 2024: 9.30am - 1.00pm

Event Summary

SPELL stands for Structure, Positive approaches and expectations, Empathy, Low arousal, Links. This course looks at each element of the framework, with practical examples to illustrate each component. Those five principles that have been identified as vital elements of best practice in autism, and emphasises ways of how to change the environment and our approaches, to meet the specific needs of autistic children and adults.

Structure: Why is structure necessary in our lives and how to support autistic people in creating structured environments using visual information.
Positive: How to develop and maintain positive approaches and expectations.
Empathy: How to reduce the gap in the double-empathy problem.
Low Arousal approach: What is a low arousal approach and ways of maintaining this.

Outcomes

- Gain an increased understanding of the five principles of the SPELL framework and how these can be applied to your workplace.

- Understand how increased anxiety affects people with autism and why structure is important.

- Identify different ways of creating visual structures which meet the different needs of children and adults with autism.

- Understand the importance of developing trust and rapport by focusing on strengths and interests when supporting people with autism.

- Become familiar with the double-empathy problem and why getting to know the person as well as their autism is vital in reducing the gap.

- Identify the sensory processing differences experienced by people on the autism spectrum and why a low-arousal approach is necessary when supporting people.

- Be aware of the benefits of sharing information and working alongside the individual, their families and other professionals.

Training led by: Deborah Garland

Deborah Garland is an Autism Training Consultant. She delivers a wide range of training programmes, has been involved a number of research studies and also works in a Tier 4 Specialist Autism Service providing post diagnostic support to families from the North East and Cumbria.

Audience

This course is ideal for anyone working with autistic children or adults. A prior understanding of autism is required for this course.

Cost

£113 + VAT / person. Refreshments and a light lunch included

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Cancellations/Refunds: Cancellations of training events are subject to a 25% administration fee where the cancellation is made 3 weeks or more before the date of the event. No refund is payable for a cancellation made within 2 weeks prior to the training course – in this event the full sum shown on the invoice remains payable.

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